Two U of OK Health Sciences Center Members Receive Awards

Two U of OK Health Sciences Center Members Receive Awards

Article excerpt

Two University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center members have
received accolades.

* Kenneth C. Copeland, holder of the Children's Medical Research
Institute Ruth and Jonas Endowed Chair in Endocrinology/Diabetes, is
in line to serve as president of the Lawson-Wilkins Pediatric
Endocrinology Society.

* Lisa Asch, associate director of research administration, has
received the Regents' Award for Superior Staff at the OUHSC.

The Lawson-Wilkins society (www.lwpes.org) is the only national
organization of pediatric endocrinologists in the country, serving
as the political voice for advocacy of children with glandular
disorders, setting standards for care and policy, and providing a
forum for pediatric endocrine research.

Copeland was elected president-elect by about 600 members
throughout the United States and Canada. He will assume that office
in May. The following year he will serve one year as president.

He is professor and chief of the section of pediatric
endocrinology/diabetes at the OUHSC, vice-chairman of the OUHSC
Department of Pediatrics and medical director of the OUHSC Pediatric
Practice Group. Copeland also serves as director and membership
committee chair for the Section on Endocrinology, Executive
Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics and recently co-
authored the first American Diabetes Association position statement
on the care of children with type 1 diabetes. …